Combined fishing-float and flash-light.



A. HATOHETT.

COMBINED FISHING FLOAT AND FLASH LIGHT.

APPLIUATION TILED JUNE 10. 1910.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

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emis STATES PATENT OFFICE.

- ANDREW HATCHETT, orgnoursvrmn, KENTUCKY.

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Specification of Letters Patent, Patented Apr. '11, 1911. Application filed June 10, 1910. Serial No. 566,209.

To all whom "it may concern:

' Be it known that I,- ANDREW HATGHET'I, a citizen of the United States, residing at State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Combined Fishing- Float and Flash-Light, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined fishing float and flash light, the object, being to provide a fishing float with an electric lamp whichis adapted to be lighted so as to notify the fisherman when a fish has been caught by the pulling on of the line, whereby night fishing 1S greatly facilitated.

Another object of the invention is to provide. a fishing float which can be used as a flash light by the fisherman around the camp or wherever desired by simply removing a portion of the same.

A further object of the inventionis to provide a fishing. float in which an electric battery and an electric light is installed therein in such a manner that when the line connected thereto is drawn on by a fish biting, a circuit will be completed so that a light will be flashed in order to notify the fisherman. I L

A still further object of the invention is to provide a fishing float which is exceeding y simple and cheap in construction and one in which the,parts. are so mounted and connected together that a very durable float is formed. p

Another object of the invention is to pro-. vide a 'float with a. circuitcloser which is normally held open by a spring and is operated by the fishing line so as to complete With these objects in view, my invention consists in. the novel features of construction, combinationand arrangement of parts, hereinafter'fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this of my improvedfisliingfioat showing the same in use. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through thesame- Fig. 3 is a transverse is a plan view of the additional cork or float. .Eig-. 5 is a section taken on line 5'-'-5 of Fig.

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. I employ a conical shell A, which is formed of any suitable light material and is provided with an internally and externally threaded upper end, and an opened lower end, which is closed by a rubber cap B. The casing or shell A, is provided with a central tub'e C, the lower end of which 'is arranged over a tubular body of packing material E, seated in the lower end of the shell A, in such a manner that a water tight joint will be formed as will be hereinafter fully described. I

1 Arranged within the shell A, is a conical battery F, provided with a central vertical I opening'through which the tube 0, is adapted to pass in order to hold the battery in its proper position. so as to prevent the same from moving in any way, and said battery has wires F, extending from its poles, which pass through insulating members Ci secured in the opposite walls of the tube C, and are connected to rounded contacts F Slid-ably mounted within the tube C is a circular head G, .of a rod H, which is provided with a squared lower .1 )portion H, which extends out through the packing material E and cap B so as to prevent't-he head from turning, and it will be seen that by surrounding the lower portion of the rod l-gnwith packing material, water will be prev ted from passing up through, the same into the interior of the shell. The rod H is proi ided with a collar H which bears vided with vertical bolts F, the e'ndstof Which are concaved forming contacts ada ted to co-act with the rounded contac s so as to complete the circuit and sai bolts carry wires I, which are con'nectedto an electric lamp J, which is secured within a disk K, threaded into the end of the casing against a coil spring H surrounding the is seated on a .washer A, and said electric light is surrounded by a globe L, which is securedin position thereon by an that by t -'s construction, when the rod H suitable means. I It will be seen is drawn downward y within the tube 0,

so as to; bring the contacts F, into engagement with the contacts E the circuit will be completed fromthe batteries to the lamp which will cause the lamp to flash.

Arranged over the upper end of the float is'a semicircular globe M, which is provided with a threaded flange M, which is screwed over the externally threadedend of the shell A, so as to form a water tight joint, and said globe is provided with a threaded portion M over which is adapted to be screwed a guard N, which is provided with a stem N to which the fishing line 0, is adapted to complete the circuit so as to cause the lamp to flash and notify the fisherman that he either has a bite, or a fish has been caught.

The float is 'so constructed that it will be held in its proper position on the waterwhen in use, so 'that'when the fish bites at one of the hooks of the line, the same will not be drawn under the water as the rod will yield so as to bring the contacts into'engagement with each lother, and when it'is desired to use an extra heavy line, an additional circular corkv P is used, which surrounds the shell and engages shoulders A, formed thereon, so as to hold the same in its proper position, and it will be seen that when a float is provided with an additional cork member as shown, the same will be held on the surface of the water in its properposition so that an extra heavy sinker canbe used ,on the line.

The operation of my improved float is as follows: Supposing that the same is in position on the water and the line is connected thereto in the ordinary manner of connecting a line to a float, when the line is pulled on by a fish biting instead of the float sinking in the water, the rod within the same\ will be drawn downwardly so as to complete the circuit which causes the light to ash and notify the fisherman that he has a bite'or' has caught a fish, and it will be seen that a float so constructed can be used at night with great advantages when it is impossibleto see the float, as it is only necessary to watch the water until the flash is seen, and by drawing onthe line the fisherman can tell whether he has either a bite-or has :caught a fisha When it is desired to use the float as a flash light, it is -only necessary to remove the guard by unscrewing the samefand it w1ll be seen that the float can be readily rasped by ,thehand, and by pushing or raw ng outwardly on the rod, a circuit will when the line is ing line is pulled on by the fish biting where-' by thefloat can be used at night for fishing and it will be seen that at the same time the float can be readily detached from the line, and used as a flash light, thereby combining two articles in one which are essential to each other.

What I claim is:'

1. A fishing float having an electric lamp arranged thereon, a battery arranged in said float, and a circuit closer completing the circuit between said battery and lamp, said circuit closer being operated by the fishing line.

2. Afishingfloat having an electriclamp arranged thereon, a battery arranged within said lamp, contacts connected to the poles of said battery, a slidably mounted head provided with contacts adapted to coact with the first mentioned contacts, said contacts being connected to said electric lamp, said slidable headbeing operated by a fishing line.

3. fishing float having an electric lamp and a battery, and means operated by the fishing. line for completing the circuit from said battery to said lamp.

4:. A fishing float comprising a, hollow body having an electric battery arranged therein, a lamp arranged on the top of said body, a rod slidably'mounted within said body connected to said lamp and provided with contacts, contacts connected to the poles of said battery, said rod extending out through the lower end of said body forming means for moving said rod so as to close said contacts. W v V 5. A fishing float comprising a shell having a central tube, a batteryprovided with a central opening arranged in said shell around said tube, contacts carried by the tubes connected to the polesof the battery, a

vided with contacts co-acting with the first mentioned, contacts, an electric lamp connected to said last mentioned contacts, saidrod being adapted to be connected to the fishing line, whereby said contacts will be brought into engagement with each other pulled. I

' 6. A combined fishin float and flashlight comprising a conical s ell having an internal and external threaded upper end, vand an opened lower end, a rubber cap for closing the lower end of said shell, a tubular'body battery provided with a central opening arranged over said tube, contacts carried by said tube connected to the poles of the bat tery, a rod provided with a head slidably mounted within said tube, said rod extending through the packing material and cap, a coiled spring-surrounding said rod within said tube, contacts carried by said head co;

acting with the contacts of said tube, a disk arranged within the threaded upper end of said shell, and an electric lamp seated in 15 said disk connected. to the contact of the head, a globe arranged over the upper end of said shell,- and a guard arranged over said globe.

' ANDREW HATCHETT.

v Witnesses:

HARRIET-A. HATCHE'I'I, I W. L. RIeKs. 

